Ontario Women’s Justice Network

Tag Archives: Immigrant women

Domestic workers and caregivers are more vulnerable to abuse because of the isolated nature of their work, lack of permanent immigration status, and dependence on employers and partners for immigration status, financial and employment support. This article gives information about the process for changing jobs as a caregiver, whether you live with the employer or not. Many domestic workers and caregivers are women, and the abuse they experience may also be a kind of woman abuse.

Women working in a rural or remote setting are most likely isolated from other workers and live in the same place or compound where they work. This article provides information about workplace rights and what they can do if they experience workplace violence and/or harassment.

The Employment Protection for Foreign Nationals Act, 2009 is a law meant to protect temporary foreign workers from certain abuses by employers or recruiters in Ontario. This article will offer more information about what this law says and what you can do if you are experiencing abuse.

The nature of employment is changing. According to the Law Commission of Ontario’s (LCO) December 2012 report on Vulnerable Workers and Precarious Work, the changing economic climate has produced increased instability in the nature of work. 1 This article will provide an overview of the main findings and recommendations in the report.

The Criminal Code of Canada states that it is a crime to be married to more than one person at a time (polygamy). The 2011 Polygamy Reference at the Supreme Court of British Columbia (B.C.) centered on whether or not polygamy should remain a criminal offence

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